First they banned weed.
Then they went after the smokers.
The war on fat failed, so...

Raise your hand if you're truly surprised at this...

Of course an alcohol thread would go green with no comments. This is Fark.

Are they nuts?!

/works in Midtown

whatever keeps our streets safer at night from 5-7PM.

I don't go to happy hour too much anymore, but it's hardly something that I think is really "dangerous." Almost every single bar in the city has some sort of happy hour, which is no more than a dollar or 2 off beer or wine. That's the lowest level of happy hour. The specials aren't great enough to make people want to go out and get completely farked on a Tuesday night, but they're good enough to have maybe 1 extra. Hence, "happy" hour.

Haha!! Did you people really think they would not go after the alcoholics after the war on smoking and fat people? Hopefully this will be a nice wake up call for all you freedom hating control freaks.

This was just a fake story made up by the Post, and of course it's now being taken up by other news outlets known for making up fake stories.

A fox news article citing unnamed sources attacking a perceived nanny state sounds totally legit.

In the comments of the article: people with a certain political persuasion tending toward Ground Zero worship talk about how much NYC sucks.

Verrai: This was just a fake story made up by the Post, and of course it's now being taken up by other news outlets known for making up fake stories.

It's the classic Murdoch bullshiat factory.

"It has to be legit, it's in this other publication, we've even cited it! Why yes, we own that publication, but never mind that. Nanny state grrrr."

I believe Boston did this years back due to college students being tards. New York is supposed to be teaching Boston how to act, dammit.

Having gone and read the original Post story, I am no longer outraged.

They actually need to ban 'bottle service'.

When 3 patrons have to spring $250-350 for a bottle of Grey Goose, dammit, they are going to finish it. Which becomes a problem when it is time to leave and half the bottle is still on the table.

madgonad: They actually need to ban 'bottle service'.

When 3 patrons utter morons have to spring $250-350 for a bottle of Grey Goose, dammit, they are going to finish it. Which becomes a problem when it is time to leave and half the bottle is still on the table.
FTFY

Done in 1

Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It's right there in the owner's manual of the place! Constitutional scholars my ass...

Well it makes sense in a way. Since Happy Hour are reduced priced drinks, it also means reduced taxes collected

Time to build these Puritans another Mayflower and send em on their merry way.

Farking Illinois banned "Happy Hour" 20+ years ago.

New Yorker problems.

SirEattonHogg: New Yorker problems.

Until our local officials start to think 'Gee, that sounds like a super idea'

You know who doesn't ban happy hour?

An HOA

Yeah... Cities are a better option. Thanks guys.

So just do what other states that banned happy hour do. Free or very cheap food to get people in and drinking.

/can't legislate away things like that.
//rather have drink specials

remotecody: You know who doesn't ban happy hour?

An HOA

Yeah... Cities are a better option. Thanks guys.

Your neighborhood has a happy hour?

remotecody: You know who doesn't ban happy hour?

An HOA

Yeah... Cities are a better option. Thanks guys.

9/10. Artful, multi-layered troll-bait.
I especially love "An HOA", like as if H was a vowel.

As long as they don't ban happy finish....

Trance750 2012-04-30 10:20:43 AM


SirEattonHogg: New Yorker problems.

Until our local officials start to think 'Gee, that sounds like a super idea'


I'll bet you a drink this never happens. Even in New York.

SirEattonHogg: Trance750 2012-04-30 10:20:43 AM


SirEattonHogg: New Yorker problems.

Until our local officials start to think 'Gee, that sounds like a super idea'


I'll bet you a drink this never happens. Even in New York.

Never underestimate the power of the prudes

so, they're banning the one solace they've left the people? what are they trying to do force a mass exodus?

I thought NY was all scotch and cigars. WTF, people.

meh - I've been banned from nicer places than that.

Whiskey Dickens: remotecody: You know who doesn't ban happy hour?

An HOA

Yeah... Cities are a better option. Thanks guys.

9/10. Artful, multi-layered troll-bait.
I especially love "An HOA", like as if H was a vowel.

You know how I know you don't know how the English language works?

(hint: a vs an depends on how the word/abbrev is vocalized. h = aych.. so AN is correct)

MrJesus: Whiskey Dickens: remotecody: You know who doesn't ban happy hour?

An HOA

Yeah... Cities are a better option. Thanks guys.

9/10. Artful, multi-layered troll-bait.
I especially love "An HOA", like as if H was a vowel.

You know how I know you don't know how the English language works?

(hint: a vs an depends on how the word/abbrev is vocalized. h = aych.. so AN is correct)

you've made an very sound post.

Please, it's not a "war on alcohol," it's a "war on assholes."

We have a similar problem here in Pioneer Square - because of the attraction of, among other things, the sheer density of clubs and bars offering deep discounts during their happy hours, the punks and thugs gather to fight & shoot each other.

If people didn't act like assholes, this wouldn't be necessary.

tommyl66: Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. It's right there in the owner's manual of the place! Constitutional scholars my ass...

Yeah, I'll bet...............

If all the bars are forced to get rid of all drink specials, (and thus the price of the service/product across the board is raised) isn't that akin to price fixing?!?!

Hmmmm.

In some communities they're tried to push this as a way to curb DUI but it's New York. Is DUI that big of a problem in New York City?

SirEattonHogg: New Yorker problems.

Actually, unless things have changed since I left, HH actually is illegal in Indiana. My mom remembers buy 1, get 2 free drink specials after work when she was younger. The rule now (again, unless the law has changed) states that, whatever price you sell booze for, you have to sell to every customer that day. So, for example, you can say "every saturday a beer and a burger is $7," but you have to give the discount all day. You don't have to advertise it, either.

There was a HUGE upside to this.

In college towns, frats would negotiate with a liquor store to purchase X cases of beer, or booze, or whatever. The store would knock the prices down, and all you had to do was watch out for what the fratboys were carrying out of the store on Thursday, and swoop in and buy more of it at the same price. If you were a dick, you told everyone you saw coming out. We never did that.

Downside: fratboys only drink shiatty beer.

MrJesus: (hint: a vs an depends on how the word/abbrev is vocalized. h = aych.. so AN is correct)

Huh, I guess I just pronounce my h's like a person of social standing, and not like a retared Aussie.

Whiskey Dickens: MrJesus: (hint: a vs an depends on how the word/abbrev is vocalized. h = aych.. so AN is correct)

Huh, I guess I just pronounce my h's like a person of social standing, and not like a retared Aussie.

Please do record yourself saying HOA for us all. I am intrigued at how you pronounce the letter H with a hard consonant sound.

Is it "HUH OH AY" in your world?

Mr. Potatoass: Farking Illinois banned "Happy Hour" 20+ years ago.

I hate Illinois nazis.

Happy hours have been banned in Massachusetts since FOREVER.

It seems to be a virus. We must stop it before it spreads to the Cradle of Happy Hours, Washington, D.C.!

MrJesus: Whiskey Dickens: MrJesus: (hint: a vs an depends on how the word/abbrev is vocalized. h = aych.. so AN is correct)

Huh, I guess I just pronounce my h's like a person of social standing, and not like a retared Aussie.

Please do record yourself saying HOA for us all. I am intrigued at how you pronounce the letter H with a hard consonant sound.

Is it "HUH OH AY" in your world?

My youtube debut (pops)

As a former cigarette smoker who watched people gleefully rally against the evil smokers, I fail to see a problem here.

Whiskey Dickens: remotecody: You know who doesn't ban happy hour?

An HOA

Yeah... Cities are a better option. Thanks guys.

9/10. Artful, multi-layered troll-bait.
I especially love "An HOA", like as if H was a vowel.


You're on your own on that one.

GanjSmokr: As a former cigarette smoker who watched people gleefully rally against the evil smokers, I fail to see a problem here.

Yep. Apparently, heavy drinkers don't seem to think their habits have an effect on society like smoking.

/number of DUI crash victims a year begs to differ with their opinion though
//still smoke, but a considerate smoker
///drink every once in a while now

Yugoboy: First they banned weed.
Then they went after the smokers.
The war on fat failed, so...

Raise your hand if you're truly surprised at this...

You forgot about the war on salt., already?


Wow, people pay taxes to give someone else the ability to tell them (and to enforce) how to live their lives... It's no different than paying a dominatrix.

uber humper: Yugoboy: First they banned weed.
Then they went after the smokers.
The war on fat failed, so...

Raise your hand if you're truly surprised at this...

You forgot about the war on salt., already?


Wow, people pay taxes to give someone else the ability to tell them (and to enforce) how to live their lives... It's no different than paying a dominatrix.

They were among the first to go all anti trans-fats too.

Yugoboy: madgonad: They actually need to ban 'bottle service'.

When 3 patrons utter morons have to spring $250-350 for a bottle of Grey Goose, dammit, they are going to finish it. Which becomes a problem when it is time to leave and half the bottle is still on the table.
FTFY

You apparently aren't familiar with bottle service.

If you want into a club and don't 'know someone' or are a hot, slutty girl you have to buy bottle service. It requires the purchase of one bottle of liquor for every 3 or 4 people in your group. The mixers are provided, but the bottles of liquor start at around $250 and go way over $500 each. When you spend that kind of money on booze, you drink the whole thing.

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